Razor

Artist Unknown artist(s)

Date20th century

MediumIron

DimensionsOverall Inches: 7-9/16 x 1-7/16 x 1/4 inches; Overall Centimeters: 19.2 x 3.7 x .6 cm

Credit LineGift of Allen and Barbara Davis in memory of Margaret F. Plass

Object number2016.193

Collections

African

ClassificationsDecorative Arts

Object NameDecorative arts

DepartmentPermanent Collection

CultureKuba people

NationalityCongolese

GeographyDemocratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

On View

On view

Century

Twentieth

Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: African Gallery (210), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – present; African Brilliance: A Diplomat's Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, February 8 – May 24, 2020 (closed March 17, 2020 due to the pandemic).Published ReferencesPurdy, Janet M., "Catalogue 48: Razor Box and Razor, Kuba People, Democratic Republic of the Congo” African Brilliance: A Diplomat’s Sixty Years of Collecting, Palmer Museum of Art, 2020, https://exhibitions.psu.edu/s/african-brilliance/page/catalogue-48.